The Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

December 8, 2021 updated by: Shahul Hameed Pakkir Mohamed, University of Tabuk

Effectiveness of Kinesio Taping and Conventional Physical Therapy in the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee osteoarthritis is the most common kind of arthritis that occurs due to degeneration of the joint articular cartilage, producing pain, stiffness, and impaired movement. Kinesio taping is a simple and inexpensive therapeutic procedure that can help with knee osteoarthritis symptoms. Kinesio taping is a high-stretch elastic adhesive material that allows the treated area to have free mobility. This technique was preferred by physical therapists for knee osteoarthritis rehabilitation because of its positive effects, such as decreased pain and increased mobility and muscular performance.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Saudi Arabia
      • Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 71491
        • University of Tabuk

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Complaining of knee pain but no serious knee injuries
  • No Physical therapy treatment taken for the past 3 months
  • Painful range of motion (ROM)
  • Significant decrease in active and passive ROM.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Knee surgery within the last three months
  • Neural, articular, or muscular conditions affecting lower limb function
  • Systemic arthritic diseases

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: KINESIO TAPING AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY
Application of Kinesio taping following Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Knee Exercises
Procedure: KINESIO TAPING
Kinesio taping The patient is in a supine position with full knee flexion. Prior to application, the skin surface was cleaned. This technique involved the use of two Y-cut strips and two I-cut strips.
Device: CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation TENS device settings, such as the frequency of 32-50 Hz, pulse width of 80 ms, and symmetrical biphasic waveform. The surface electrodes were placed on the medial and lateral superior borders of the patella, as well as the medial and lateral inferior borders of the patella.

Exercise therapy program The total duration of each exercise session was about 50 minutes, including warm-up-10 minutes, resistance exercise-20 minutes, balance and stability exercise-10 minutes, lower-limb stretching exercise-5 minutes, and cool-down exercise-5 minutes. The same assigned physical therapist supervised all of the sessions.
Experimental: CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY
Application of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Knee Exercises
Device: CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation TENS device settings, such as the frequency of 32-50 Hz, pulse width of 80 ms, and symmetrical biphasic waveform. The surface electrodes were placed on the medial and lateral superior borders of the patella, as well as the medial and lateral inferior borders of the patella.

Exercise therapy program The total duration of each exercise session was about 50 minutes, including warm-up-10 minutes, resistance exercise-20 minutes, balance and stability exercise-10 minutes, lower-limb stretching exercise-5 minutes, and cool-down exercise-5 minutes. The same assigned physical therapist supervised all of the sessions.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
NUMERICAL PAIN RATING SCALE
Time Frame: 6 weeks
The average pain intensity was measured during the past week, with zero representing no pain and ten representing the worst pain.
6 weeks
GONIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF KNEE RANGE OF MOTION
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Both the knee flexion and extension ROM were measured while the subject was in a prone position. The measurement was done three times and the average result was obtained.
6 weeks
WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX (WOMAC)
Time Frame: 6 weeks
The questionnaire was developed to measure treatment outcomes in patients with lower extremity osteoarthritis, such as pain, stiffness, and difficulty, and it employs a scale to categorize the difficulties in activities of daily living. For individuals with hip and knee osteoarthritis, the WOMAC scale is a valid and reliable outcome measurement.
6 weeks
TIMED UP AND GO (TUG) TEST
Time Frame: 6 weeks
The test combines static and dynamic balance to assess a person's mobility. Getting out of a chair, walking three meters, turning around, and returning to the chair to sit. The international research OA society recommends a series of physical function measures (five performance-based) for individual with hip or knee OA, including the TUG test.24 The aforementioned outcome parameters are measured at three-time intervals: 0-week, 3-week, and 6-week.
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Tabuk

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 17, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 28, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

January 22, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 20, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

December 9, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 9, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2021

Last Verified

December 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • S-1440-0070

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Yes

IPD Sharing Time Frame

3 MONTHS

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

ON REQUEST

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • Study Protocol
  • Informed Consent Form (ICF)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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